Where does “땅콩” come from?

땅콩 (Korean) comes from Korean 콩, from Middle Korean 코ᇰ — soybean.

땅콩 (Korean): peanut

Definitions

  1. peanut

Ancestry of “땅콩”, step by step

땅콩 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean 콩

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean콩soybean; Beans and legumes in general
2Middle Korean코ᇰsoybean

via Korean 땅

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean땅earth, land
Every word from Middle Korean 코ᇰ →Every word from Korean 콩 →